0 Jefferies & Company - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 3y
0 Citigroup - Review - Restructuring Data 3y
0 Citizens Financial Group - Review - Debt Capital Markets Data 3y
+3 Cowen FT 2022 30 3y
+3 Business that depreciates vs business that leases (TMT) 1 3y
+4 Investment Banking Analyst Interview 2nd Round Advice 5 3y
+12 MUFG Direct Lending & Sponsor Finance 3 3y
0 HSBC - Review - Investment Banking Data 3y
+4 I don’t understand …….. 4 3y
0 BMO Capital Markets - Review - Generalist Data 3y
0 BMO Capital Markets - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 3y
+3 Going from Growth equity to IB at senior analyst level 1 3y
+17 fellow analyst 1’s getting way more staffings, should I be concerned 21 3y
0 Allen & Company llc - Interview - Generalist Data 3y
+3 Hello to every fellow and long live WSO 2 3y
+15 [For fun] Rank Banks by Hotness 9 3y
0 Morgan Stanley AC 2 3y
0 BMO Capital Markets - Review - Investment Banking Data 3y
0 BMO Capital Markets - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 3y
+21 Best City for Investment Banking in terms of pay. Let's uncover this once and for all! 26 3y
0 Macquarie Group Limited ABN - Interview - Generalist Data 3y
+7 Most successful and top paying boutique banks in NYC? 6 3y
0 Centerview Partners - Interview - Investment Banking Data 3y
+12 I want to delete IBD co workers off my instagram 9 3y
+6 Citi/Barclays FT IB 2023 NY 13 3y
+11 UBS Global Banking Sophomore Program 20 3y
+6 Investment Banking Internships 2023 1 3y
+3 Citi IB Superday (9/27/22) (SA/NYC) 7 3y
0 Roth Capital Partners - Review - Generalist Data 3y
0 Roth Capital Partners - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 3y
0 Can You Guys Hype Up BAML For Me 21 3y
+12 Macquarie Gas or Amex 5 3y
0 Ernst & Young LLP - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 3y
+3 SMBC interview 4 3y
+3 Does Wiser handle the early stage recruiting of all divisions for Evercore London? 4 3y
0 Société Générale - Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 3y
+142 New IB Rankings 17 3y
+34 BofA Sponsors vs CS Sponsors 2023 9 3y
+35 MD wants me in the office; I'm in the wrong country 22 3y
+3 Portfolio Valuation (Lincoln international) to IB or PE 13 3y
+98 DCM Interview 101 - Superday experience 9 3y
+9 Rothschild RX NY vs. Jefferies Tech SF 26 3y
+18 Should I Leave Banking? 4 3y
0 Benefits Working? 1 3y
+7 NYC to Toronto Transfer 7 3y
0 Evercore - Review - Investment Banking Data 3y
+15 ABCs of M&A/Coverage, Nature of Divestiture/JV Deals 1 3y
+3 Do banks cover travel costs for interviews? 1 3y
+61 How late do you stay? 72 3y
+5 How International students last in IB 3 3y
0 Truist Securities - Interview - Investment Banking Data 3y
0 HSBC - Review - Investment Banking Data 3y
0 HSBC - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 3y
+10 Evercore London Bonuses 20 3y
0 Transaction Services & FDD - What do you know about it? 2 3y
+6 Internal Transfer After 1 Year - Hong Kong to NYC, International Student 8 3y
+11 MM vs Boutique for SA 2 3y
0 Nielen Schuman - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 3y
+10 Leave Equity Research for Corporate Banking at same firm for massive pay cut? 5 3y
+4 Wreck my CV Spring Week 2 3y
+12 "i'm passionate about investment banking" 3 3y
+33 EBs compensation London 2021 28 3y
+4 Lazard TMT vs Rothschild HC 1 3y
+1 Q, CVP, PJT bonuses? 15 3y
+27 Good news for CS IBD 25 3y
+49 Who would acquire CS US IB division? 55 3y
+12 Stick out Big 4 FDD to senior or jump to Corporate/Commercial Banking? 2 3y
+23 Invest in Real Estate Like Stocks 3 3y
0 ComCap LLC - Review - Generalist Data 3y
+6 Anyone has a good headshot photographer to recommend? 1 3y
+17 Had a horrible interview with the Director of Research. Here's what Happened. 13 3y
0 Banco Santander - Review - Debt Capital Markets Data 3y
0 Banco Santander - Salary & Bonus - Debt Capital Markets Data 3y
0 Mizuho Securities - Review - Investment Banking Data 3y
+7 Tassel/horsebit loafers appropriate for an analyst? 12 3y
+7 Bonuses for Tech-focused Boutiques (Qatalyst, FT Partners, Liontree) 9 3y
+3 Equity research 1 3y
+6 Speech Impediments and Diversity Hiring 1 3y
+16 Wait to do after Superday waitlist? 8 3y
+15 How LevFin Group is taking huge underwriting losses recently? 8 3y
+19 I hate IB 6 3y
+17 Hot Take: WSO (and IB, in general) overhypes quantity over quality in networking/applications/interviews 4 3y
0 Perella Weinberg Partners - Review - Generalist Data 3y
+3 Houlihan Lokey Spring Week Story? 1 3y
+502 Working in IB was always a dream of mine, but after my girlfriend started making $7000+ over a month by selling her feet/cosplay pictures I feel depressed and lost. 139 3y
+5 Thoughts on SMBC IB 8 3y
+3 Product group bonuses? 1 3y
0 Wall Street Prep or BIWS Modeling/Excel/PPT course? 1 3y
0 Stephens Inc - Interview - Investment Banking Data 3y
+9 Best course to break into IB from here… 1 3y
+1 MS loses $500m on interest rate hikes - why not hedge hike risk? 1 3y
0 Goldman Sachs - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 3y
+27 What do you say to your boss to try and break him out of Analysis Paralysis? 5 3y
+8 Modafinil 5 3y
+15 **URGENT** CS VS GS SA 21 23 3y
+3 What to do if CS rescinds FT offers 3 3y
+14 BA in Mathematics 8 3y
+4 When To Reach Back Out For Referrals 3 3y
0 Société Générale - Review - Investment Banking Data 3y
+5 Slept in until 11:30am yesterday accidentally 5 3y

Career Advancement Opportunities

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.3%
  • Guggenheim Partners 01 97.7%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Evercore No 98.8%
  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.3%
  • BMO Capital Markets 13 97.7%
  • Banco Santander 01 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 98.3%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.7%
  • JPMorgan 01 97.1%

Total Avg Compensation

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (15) $434
  • Associates (46) $258
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
  • Intern/Summer Associate (13) $156
  • 1st Year Analyst (80) $150
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (73) $101
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